Tuberculosis

What is Tuberculosis

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A bacteria known as 'Mycobacterium tuberculosis'

It is contagious and spreads through sneezes, coughs or spit of the infected. The lungs would be infected.

Airways or now known as Air Conditioning helps with the ventiiation of a room or confined area.

It has a vaccine and a cure today in the modern world. Antibiotics are also an option.

Some religions may go against this, as this is to go against nature. (limitations)

The medication is relatively cheap, how ever very poor families might not be able to afford

United Kingdom

7 cases during this month, and 32 cases during the past 6 months

There was an average decline of people diagnosed with Tuberculosis. The UK experienced a decline of diagnosed patients with TB and has hit the lowest point since 1990.

This drop was 38% of the original 8280 and declined to 5102 patients.

This is a chance of 9.2 in 100,000 people to be diagnosed with tuberculosis. Adding to the fact that the definition of 'low incidence' according to the world health organization is 10 in 100,000.

It is a serious infective disease that people who are malnutrition and live in poor living conditions (damp, wet, dirty, moist), (no ventilation).

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